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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

June 2, 2023Val Verde County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 2, 2023, 8:09 PM CDT for Val Verde County, Texas. It was in force for 12 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 2, 2023, 8:09 PM CDT (01:09 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2023, 8:21 PM CDT
In force
12 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.25 in

County Val Verde County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 2, 4:54 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 74 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2023-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2764 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2023-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 48 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2764 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1216 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
263 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
3.6
Supercell composite
16.3

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The text

As transmitted.

082 
WFUS54 KEWX 030109
TOREWX
TXC465-030200-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0009.230603T0109Z-230603T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
809 PM CDT Fri Jun 2 2023

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  North central Val Verde County in south central Texas...

* Until 900 PM CDT.
    
* At 808 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 13 miles south of Juno, moving east at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Bakers Crossing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 2991 10127 3002 10130 3008 10107 2990 10103
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 258DEG 10KT 2996 10120 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

MM
1 follow-up statement
258 
WWUS54 KEWX 030121
SVSEWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
821 PM CDT Fri Jun 2 2023

TXC465-030131-
/O.CAN.KEWX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-230603T0200Z/
Val Verde TX-
821 PM CDT Fri Jun 2 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL VAL VERDE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
Texas.

LAT...LON 2991 10127 3002 10130 3008 10107 2990 10103
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 258DEG 10KT 2997 10116 

$$

MM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde56 min
Jun 2, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde53 min
Jun 2, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Val Verde65 min
Jun 2, 7:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXVal Verde3 hr
Jun 2, 7:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde28 min
Jun 2, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Val Verde60 min
Jun 2, 8:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXVal Verde3 hr
Jun 2, 8:37 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXEdwards, Val Verde23 min
Jun 2, 8:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde55 min
Jun 2, 8:55 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney, Val Verde13 min
Jun 2, 8:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards47 min
Jun 2, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEWXEdwards, Kinney62 min
Jun 2, 9:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXEdwards, Val Verde3 hr
Jun 2, 9:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde38 min
Jun 2, 9:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXReal43 min
Jun 2, 9:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Real56 min
Jun 2, 10:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEWXEdwards, Kinney, Maverick, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde and 1 more56 min
Jun 2, 10:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Kerr, Real51 min
Jun 2, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBandera, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Zavala49 min
Jun 2, 10:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXEdwards, Kerr, Kinney, Real, Uvalde3 hr
Jun 2, 10:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Zavala51 min
Jun 2, 11:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Kerr, Medina and 1 more48 min
Jun 2, 11:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEWXFrio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala45 min
Jun 2, 11:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBexar, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays and 3 more55 min
Jun 2, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEWXFrio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala64 min
Jun 3, 12:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXAtascosa, Bexar, Frio, Wilson25 min
Jun 3, 12:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXAtascosa, DeWitt, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Wilson43 min
Jun 3, 12:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXAtascosa, Frio49 min
Jun 3, 2:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXComal, Guadalupe57 min
Jun 3, 3:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGuadalupe52 min
Jun 3, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatEWXLlano62 min
Jun 3, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBlanco, Gillespie, Llano61 min
Jun 3, 6:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXMaverick67 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.